WSJ parent reports strong fourth quarter
[ad_1] Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch.com, reported a 26 percent increase in revenue in the fourth quarter due to circulation and…
Consumer Reports chief content officer Bounds is departing for Smart News
[ad_1] Gwendolyn Bounds Gwendolyn Bounds, vice president and chief content officer at Consumer Reports, is leaving the publication to become head of content at SmartNews. Rich Jaroslovsky, vice president of…
Ex-Politico reporter launches food industry publication
[ad_1] Helena Bottemiller Evich Former Politico reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich has launched Food Fix, a publication dedicated to food policy in Washington and beyond. She is the first reporter from…
Forbes hires investment bank to explore sale
[ad_1] Business magazine Forbes has tapped the investment bank Citigroup to explore a sale after a previous deal to go public fell through, reports Benjamin Mullin and Lauren Hirsch of The New York…
What attracted Caleb Silver to be EIC of Investopedia
[ad_1] Prosek Partners partner Russell Sherman talked to Investopedia editor in chief Caleb Silver on his “Press Profiles” podcast about what attracted him to the personal finance site. Russell Sherman In 2016, you joined…
ABC News, Bloomberg, “Frontline” among finalists for biz and economics Emmys
[ad_1] Nominations for the 43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards were announced Thursday by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Here are the finalists in the business…
Washington Post hires Grist’s Osaka to cover climate
[ad_1] Shannon comes to The Post after two and a half years at the nonprofit environment journalism outlet Grist, where she analyzed federal climate policy, the energy transition, and ideas…
Bloomberg adds three to editing ranks
[ad_1] Bloomberg News managing editor for global business Americas Crayton Harrison sent out the following on Wednesday: Hi all — today we’re announcing some moves to strengthen our editing ranks…
NPR hires S&P’s Copley as climate and corporations correspondent
[ad_1] Hello, everyone, Andrea and I are delighted to announce that we have hired Michael Copley as the network’s first Climate and Corporations Correspondent. Of all the forces and actors…
Bloomberg Industry hires Schwartz to produce and anchor “UnCommon Law”
[ad_1] Matthew Schwartz Josh Block, executive producer for video and audio at Bloomberg Industry Group, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I am excited to announce that Matthew Schwartz…
Insider is shutting its UK politics desk
[ad_1] Insider has closed its dedicated UK politics team six months after hiring the section’s editor, reports Bron Maher of Press Gazette. Maher reports, “Politics staff at the website had the choice…
NY Times hires Holman to cover consumers and retailers
[ad_1] We are delighted to announce that Jordyn Holman will be joining The Times to cover consumers and retailers, a beat that’s as much about how we shop and what…
Fast Company hires Bursztynsky as a tech reporter
[ad_1] Jessica Bursztynsky Jessica Bursztynsky, associate tech reporter at CNBC, has been hired by Fast Company to cover tech. She will start on Monday and cover the gig economy with an…
How the business media has failed workers and consumers
[ad_1] Talking Biz News is running excerpts this week from “The Future of Business Journalism: Why it Matters for Wall Street and Main Street.” Here is the fifth one. The…
Vanity Fair hires Jarvey to cover Hollywood
[ad_1] Natalie Jarvey Natalie Jarvey, a correspondent and editor on the entertainment business team at Insider, has been hired by Vanity Fair to cover Hollywood. She has been at Insider for…